BlackRock, Inc. controls 3.00% of Sonova Holding AG

Stäfa (Switzerland), 12 July 2014 - According to the article 20 of the Swiss Stock Exchange Act, Sonova Holding AG announces that BlackRock, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, 10055, U.S.A. (mother company) controls 2,016,540 registered shares with a par value of CHF 0.05 as of 8 July 2014 due to an acquisition of shares. This corresponds to 3.00% of total Sonova share capital.